The Oregon Ducks and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors have scheduled a three-game football series for 2020, 2023 and 2024, the Star-Advertiser has reported.

Oregon will host Hawaii at Autzen Stadium in Eugene in 2020 and 2023. The Ducks will then travel to face the Rainbow Warriors at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu in 2024 to complete the series.

“With so many players on our roster coming from Hawaii, it makes a lot of sense for us,” Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens said.

Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota was one of six Oregon Ducks last season that hailed from the state of Hawaii.

Oregon and Hawaii have met seven times on the gridiron and the Ducks lead the series 4-3. The Ducks won four straight from 1921 through 1969, but have dropped the last three meetings (1988, 1992, and 1994).

Hawaii is the second announced non-conference opponent for the Oregon Ducks for 2020 and beyond. Oregon begins a home-and-home series with Ohio State at home in 2020 and then travels to Columbus in 2021.

The Rainbow Warriors now have two announced non-conference games for 2020. Hawaii is currently scheduled to open the 2020 season at Arizona.

Oregon is the first announced opponents for Hawaii for both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

True, they hosr tOSU the same year this series opens. The Ducks typically scedule 1 P5, 1 MW, and 1 FCS or a team from a lesser G5 conference. Nothing in this announcement will prevent that from happening in the future.

It is too bad that Washington doesn’t follow this policy. They say that they do an A-B-C format like Oregon except in 2016 they have Rutgers, Idaho and Portland State-who is the B Team? 2018 it is North Dakota, Nevada and BYU-is BYU now an A quality team? 2019-BYU, Eastern Washington and Hawaii-Is Hawaii really a B team?

it is still a major dumb down for a program that is trying to rebuild itself. Don James would be rolling over in his grave. 2007 OOC schedule-Boise State, Syracuse, Ohio State. 2016-Rutgers, Idaho, Portland State. 2008 OOC schedule-BYU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma. 2017-Rutgers, Montana. The Huskies are the newest member of the Big Sky?

That is true. If Chris Petersen performs true to form like the last few Boise St. coaches that moved up to the next level, then this series with Rutgers will have very little meaning on the football landscape.